Match-igniting device



J. E. NEAHR. MATCH IGNITING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.I4, I917.

1,338,692, Patented May 4,1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFTKJE.

JACOB E. NEAHR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MATCH-IGNITING DEVICE.

Application filed August 14, 1917.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, JACOB E. NEAHR, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match-Igniting Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to combined match safes and igniting devices, of the class in which the matches are contained within a casing, which, when opened, will render available not only the matches but also a match-igniting device.

The present improvements include the feature of mounting the drum, whereon the ignition strip is wound, upon a stem, which is preferably, centrally disposed, and which rises from the bottom of the box in which the matches stand. This box is inserted in the casing. The disposition of the supporting stem or pedestal centrally of the box conduces to the ready accessibility of the matches from any side when the case is opened, and also renders it easier to deposit a supply of matches in the box; the matches being accessible from all sides, and the central pedestal or stem not only occupying little room, but being also out of the way, as it is surrounded by the matches.

The bottom of the match box is of novel construction, and is provided with a finishing cap which closes the end of the casing,

and which may be pressed by the finger in order to protrude the box from the opposite end of the casing.

Another feature of the invention relates to the form and mounting of the supply of ignition strip. coiled or folded back and forth in a fanfold or zigzag form and deposited in the drum, said drum, as well as the casing and. match box, being preferably flattened, so as to make it suitable for a pocket piece, and the described folding of the strip supply forming a long pack or pad which will sub stantially fill the drum, which, because of its flattened form, is well adapted to receive such a pad. The end of the strip is pulled out through an opening in the wall of the drum, and wound once around the drum, and then clipped by means of a finger, which is pivoted upon the drum. One of the improvements consists in pivoting the finger inside of the drum, where it is out of the way, and extending it out through a Specification of Letters Patent.

This strip is preferably Patented May a, 1920.

Serial No. 186,125.

small aperture in the face of the drum, from whence it rises to engage the strip.

The drum is covered by a cap, which normally forms a closure for the casing, and which, like the bottom closure, may be of polished or other ornamental character, so that the entire device will present a simple and attractive appearance.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figures 1, 2 and 3 show the preferred forms of the main parts, disassembled.

Fig. l is a hinged cap for the ignitionstrip drum, said cap normally closing the end of the casing.

Fig. 2 is a perspective of the match box, its central pedestal or stem, and the ignition-strip drum thereon.

Fig. 3 is a perspective of the casing, which is in the form of a flattened tube of oblong cross-section.

the device, showing the casing closed and the matches contained in the box therein, and the ignition-strip drum fitting in the upper part of the casing.

Fig. 6, which is partly broken away, shows the match box and drum pushed upwardly for use.

Fig. 7, which is partly broken away, is a perspective view of a form of the invention in which the casing, drum and match box are round, instead of being in flattened form.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the end of the drum, showing the opening in the wall thereof through which the strip is drawn out, and also showing the opening in the bottom of theside wall through which the clip plate or finger may extend.

The matches 1 may stand in a box 2, in serted in and fitting a casing 3, the box being as low as practicable in order to render the matches accessible without liability of their spilling out of the box. From the center of the box rises a pedestal or stem 4, to carry an ignition-strip drum, of which the fioor or base plate 5 is fixed to the top of the stem. The stem 4 is secured at its lower end in a socket 6 rising centrally from floor 7 of the box 2; and a plate 8 finishes the bottom of the box and is nor mally exposed at one end of the casing 3; this plate being preferably of ornamental nature, and having its edges rolled over at 9 and crimped into an annular groove 10 formed around the edge of the floor 7 said fioor also having an upturned flange 11, to serve as a socket within which is fitted and secured the reduced or narrowed end 12 of the curved oval wall of the box 2. In dentations 12 Fig. 2, serve to lock the parts together. The plate 8 covers up the lower end of the stem or pedestal 1, and thereby conduces to the attractiveness of the article.

The box may fit tightly in the casing 3, so that it will be securely retained, but so that a slight pressure upon the plate 8 will press the box upwardly, thus rendering accessible not only the matches, but also the ignition-strip drum. The ignition strip 13 is folded back and forth, as indicated at Fig. 1, to form a pad, and one end 1? thereof is pulled out through an opening 16 in the end. of the oval or elliptical side wall 17 of the drum, see Figs. 4; and 8. The strip when pulled out is carried once entirely around the wall of the drum and across the opening 16, and then it is clipped tightly by means of an exterior finger 18, which clips the outer end 15 against the inner layer of strip. This finger 18 extends vertically or rises from a horizontal plate or arm 19, which extends through an opening or undercut 20 in the bottom of the wall 17, and is pivoted at 21 to the bottom of the drum; said plate being extended beyond the pivot at 22 to form an ample bearing surface, so that the friction of the plate upon the floor 5 of the drum will be sufficient to retain the finger 18 in its closed or effective position. The open and closed positions of the clip are seen at Fig. 4; and it will be seen that the clip, when opening, swings away from the drum. The floor 5 of the drum may be riveted, as at 23, to the top of the pedestal 4:, thus making a firm sup port for the drum at the match-striking operation.

The cap 24: of the drum may be hinged, as at 25, Figs. 1, 2 and 6, so that the interior of the drum may be rendered accessible without danger of losing the cap; and this capmay serve normally to close the top of the casing 3, as at Fig. This cap 2 1 may have a downwardly-extending flange 26, which may snap into a groove 27 formed peripherally upon the top portion of the drum wall 17, so that the cap is securely held down. A portion of this flange may be cut away, as at 28, forming a clearance for the finger 18.

A pin 29 may project within the casing to limit the inward and outward sliding of the match box and drum.

At Fig; 7 is shown the cylindrical form of the invention. The pin 29 may occupy a recess 30 in the top edge of the match box 2, thus permitting a rotation of the match box until said projection 29 is in line with a depression 31 in the clip 18. This depression permits the match box and drum to be pressed past the pin, so that the drum and match box may be moved entirely from the casing 3.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. The combination with a flattened tubular casing of oblong cross-section and a flattened match box fitting therein, of a flat tened drum also fitting in the casing and surmounting the match box, a relatively long pack of ignition strip occupying said drum and consisting of zigzag folds, an opening in said drum through which the end of said strip is drawn out and wound around the drum, and a clip to hold the end of the strip to the drum.

2. The combination with a tubular casing and a match box fitting therein, of a drum also fitting in the casing and surmounting the match box, a pack of ignition strip occupying said drum, an opening in said drum through which the end of said strip is drawn out and wound around the drum, and a clip to hold the end of the strip to the drum, said clip comprising an exterior vertical finger and a horizontal plate or arm within the drum and pivoted upon the floor thereof, and also comprising an upwardlyextending finger to clip the strip; a wall of said drum being cut away to provide a space through which said plate may project from the interior of the drum, and said clip so pivoted that said finger swings away from the drum; said finger being contained within said casing when the match-box is inserted therein.

3. A pocket piece comprising a flattened tubular casing, a flattened drum which is substantially filled by a pack of zigzag folded ignition strip, and a slidable match box fitting in said casing and connected to said drum, said drum having an opening through which the end of the strip is drawn out, and also having means to clip the extended end of the strip against the wall of the drum.

JACOB E. ,NEAHR.

Witnesses EDITH B. LIBBEY, JENNIE P. THORNE. 

